The Hymnbook ‎#231

231. Rejoice, Rejoice, Believers

1 Rejoice, rejoice, believers,
And let your lights appear;
The evening is advancing,
And darker night is near:
The Bridegroom is arising,
And soon He draweth nigh;
Up, pray, and watch, and wrestle:
At midnight comes the cry.

2 See that your lamps are burning;
Replenish them with oil;
And wait for your salvation,
The end of earthly toil.
The watchers on the mountain
Proclaim the Bridegroom near,
Go meet Him as He cometh,
With alleluias clear.

3 Our Hope and Expectation,
O Jesus, now appear!
Arise, Thou Sun so longed for,
O'er this benighted sphere!
With hearts and hands uplifted,
We plead, O Lord, to see
The day of earth's redemption
That brings us unto Thee.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Rejoice, rejoice, believers
• Title: Rejoice, Rejoice, Believers
• Translator: Sarah B. Findlater (1854)
• Author: Laurentius Laurenti (1700)
• Meter: 7. 6. 7. 6. D.
• Publication Date: 1955
• Scripture:
  Matthew 25:1-13
• Topic: Christ: Second Coming; Redemption; Watchfulness; Jesus Christ: His Coming in Glory
• Copyright: Words used by permission of Thomas Nelson & Sons, Ltd.

Tune Information

• Name: LLANGLOFFAN
• Meter: 7. 6. 7. 6. D.
• Key: g minor
• Source: Welsh hymn melody; D. Evans' Hymnau a Thonau, 1865
• Notes: Alternative tune, "Lancashire," Hymn 208.